19^th National Trails Symposium Schedule ~ DRAFT
Rooms to be determined just prior to Symposium and will be added to the Schedule when finalized

Agenda subject to change (please refer back to the website for any updated info)

Thursday, November 13, 2008

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

View the Featured Workshops webpage for descriptions & exact times

Featured Workshops:

Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) Workshop ~  Day 1

National Scenic Trails Workshop ~ Day 1 (by invitation only)

State Trail Administrators Meeting ~ Day 1 (by invitation only)

Starting at 10:00 a.m. (Thursday); Ending at 3:00 p.m. (Friday)

Mobile Workshop: Overnight in the Ozarks ~ Backpacking Trip

Friday, November 14, 2008

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

View the Featured Workshops webpage for descriptions & exact times

Featured Workshops:

Universal Trail Assessment Process (UTAP) Workshop ~ Day 2

National Scenic Trails Workshop ~ Day 2 (by invitation only)

Long Distance Trails Meeting (by invitation only)

State Trail Administrators Meeting ~ Day 2 (by invitation only)

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

View the Mobile Workshops webpage for descriptions & exact times

Mobile Workshop: Lemonade from Lemons: A Trails Perspective at Cedar Glades Park in Hot Springs

Mobile Workshop: Trails for Philanthropy and Outdoor Recreation – Heifer Ranch and Petit Jean State Park

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Featured Workshop: North American Trail Ride Conference ~ Reception (by invitation only)

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Reception (by invitation only)

Saturday, November 15, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Registration & Information

7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Volunteer Room

7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Exhibitors Move into Exhibit Hall

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

View the Featured Workshops webpage for descriptions & exact times

Featured Workshops:

Understanding Accessibility & Building Better Trails

State Trail Administrators Meeting – Day 3

(by invitation only)

Become a Tread Lightly! Tread Trainer

The Art & Science of Trails

North American Trail Ride Conference ~ Meeting (by invitation only)

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

View the Mobile Workshops webpage for descriptions & exact times

Mobile Workshops:

Let’s Work Together – Trails and Coalition Building (3 hiking options)

All Terrain Vehicle Rider Safety Course

Take an Accessible Walk on the Wild Side at Bell Slough

Leave No Trace Equestrian Trail Ride

Trail of Tears: The Arkansas Setting

Little Maumelle Canoe Trip

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Trail Tools Equipment Expo (offsite at Riverfront Park)

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Featured Workshop: Risk & Trails Workshop

SYMPOSIUM OFFICIALLY BEGINS

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall ~ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Building Trails Public Awareness Event ~ Music, Presentations & Food

Exhibit Hall OPEN

(2:00 p.m.

 –

8:30 p.m.)

2:00 p.m.

Silent Auction Open in Exhibit Hall

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Happy Trails Hour

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall – Welcome by Bob Searns, American Trails Board Chair; Mayors of Little Rock and North Little Rock; Judge of Pulaski County

19^th National Trails Symposium Schedule ~ DRAFT
Rooms to be determined just prior to Symposium and will be added to the Schedule when finalized

Agenda subject to change (please refer back to the website for any updated info)

Sunday, November 16, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration & Information 

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Volunteer Room

7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Trail Talk (Breakfast with an Expert) (finalized prior to Symposium)

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

10 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (finalized prior to Symposium)

Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction OPEN

(8:00 a.m.

–

6:00 p.m.)

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

BREAK ~ Exhibit Hall Poster Sharing ~ Poster Gallery and Exhibitor Demonstrations

10:15 a.m.  – 11:30 a.m.

10 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (finalized prior to Symposium)

11:40 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.

Opening Keynote Luncheon – Welcome by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe; Presentation of Medical Mile by Terry Eastin and medical community sponsors: Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Heart Clinic Arkansas, St. Vincent Hospital; Keynote: Dr. Richard Jackson, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute

1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

9 MINI WORKSHOPS

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

BREAK ~ Exhibit Hall Poster Sharing ~ Poster Gallery and Exhibitor Demonstrations

3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

9 MINI WORKSHOPS (repeated)

7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

“Trails Rock” Party at Clinton Presidential Library and Live Auction

19^th National Trails Symposium Schedule ~ DRAFT
Rooms to be determined just prior to Symposium and will be added to the Schedule when finalized

Agenda subject to change (please refer back to the website for any updated info)

Monday, November 17, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Featured Workshop: Horse Trails Caucus

7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Volunteer Room

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Registration & Information

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Trail Talk (Breakfast with an Expert) (finalized prior to Symposium)

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Silent Auction Open in Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall OPEN

(8:00 a.m.

–

1:00 p.m.)

EXHIBIT HALL

OFFICIALLY CLOSES AT 1:00 p.m.

8:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

General Session on the Future of Trails Funding

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

BREAK ~ Exhibit Hall Poster Sharing ~ Poster Gallery & Exhibitor Demonstrations

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

9 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (finalized prior to Symposium)

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Featured Workshop: TrailWare: UTAP Data Management Software Course

1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

View the Mobile Workshops webpage for descriptions & exact times

Mobile Workshops:

Little Rock Audubon Center… Visit an Urban Wilderness

Bike Ride Along the Arkansas River Trail & the Big Dam Bridge

Camp Robinson Mountain Bike Ride

Burns Park Multi-Use Natural Surface Urban Trails

Quapaw Quarter Urban “Walk Through History”

Trail Development in High-End Subdivisions

Toltec Mounds Archeological Hike

Emerald Park Sightseeing & Historical Hike

Medical Mile & Nature Center Interpretive Urban Hike

1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Breakdown

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Happy Trails Hour

6:00 p.m.

Silent Auction Closes 

7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

American Trails Awards Banquet ~ Celebration of 40-Years of the National Trails System Act – Keynote: Steve Elkinton, National Park Service

19^th National Trails Symposium Schedule ~ DRAFT
Rooms to be determined just prior to Symposium and will be added to the Schedule when finalized

Agenda subject to change (please refer back to the website for any updated info)

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

American Trails Board and Advisory Committee Breakfast (by invitation only)

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Volunteer Room

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Registration & Information

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

10 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (finalized prior to Symposium)

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

BREAK ~ Exhibit Hall Poster Sharing ~ Poster Gallery & Exhibitor Demonstrations

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

10 CONCURRENT SESSIONS (finalized prior to Symposium)

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Closing Keynote Luncheon – Keynote: Richard Louv, author of “Last Child in the Woods”

2:00 p.m.

SYMPOSIUM OFFICIALLY CLOSES

Post Conference Activities & Meetings

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

National Trails Training Partnership (NTTP) Committee Meetings

5:30 p.m.

Volunteer Recognition Party (site to be confirmed prior to Symposium)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Featured Workshop: National Trails Training Partnership (NTTP) Meeting ~ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC